In hospita Siberia
te vocant, frater, studia.
In muris proseminarii
expectant Jesuitae.
Chorus:
"Dic nigrum, rubrum fac" -
memento, frater, verba haec.
Usque ad tuum obitum
dic nigrum et fac rubrum.
Persolves horas canonicas,
ad Missam quoque servies,
disce, ora et labora,
sec noli hoc oblivisci:
Chorus:
"Dic nigrum, rubrum fac" -
memento, frater, verba haec.
Usque ad tuum obitum
dic nigrum et fac rubrum.
Et quando eris presbyter
et celebrabis primitiam,
manus tuas deosculans
cum reverentia dicam:
Chorus:
"Dic nigrum, rubrum fac" -
memento, pater, verba haec.
Usque ad tuum obitum
dic nigrum et fac rubrum.
Thursday, 12 February 2009
Say the black; do the red
I found this wonderful hymn today on Eugenia's blog. It goes to the tune 'Greensleeves'.
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3 comments:
Wonderful. I love "Dic nigrum, rubrum fac." It has a certain symmetry to it, I think.
However, (and I don't want to sound too Ciceronian about it,) I'm not too sure about "Jesuitae", you know, its number, gender, case, etc.
I can think of no precedent for it.
I think it's right. Jesuitae would be plural, masculine, nominative of the first declension name Jesuita.
Ah, I see !
Jesuita, a first declension noun like "agricola" ? Yes, that would make sense.
Thanks, Bedwere.
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